We are proud to present The Hope Raisers as the Volunteer Spotlight for the month of May. The Hope Raisers is an amazing group of women who more than live up to their name; they are providing hope to not only the families in our We’ve Got Your Back program, but also to the staff […]
18,000 Pounds of Food to Stamp Out Hunger!!
Saturday, May 13, was the 25th annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, hosted by the United States Postal Service. Every year on the 2nd Saturday in May, city residents leave a bag of non-perishable foods on their doorstep and USPS postal carriers collect the food and take it back to their post office. Each post […]
Tackling Child Hunger 2017 Wrap-Up
Our annual Tackling Child Hunger campaign, sponsored by our friends United Healthcare, wrapped up last week and it was a success! Thanks to the support of our amazing partners, volunteers, corporate affiliates, schools, and individuals, we were able to collect 120,715 POUNDS OF FOOD!! The food raised from this past month’s campaign will be used […]
Fuddruckers Volunteered
Home of the “World’s Greatest Hamburgers,” Fuddruckers quickly became one of Giving Children Hope’s greatest volunteer groups. On Tuesday, November 10th, six branch managers gathered in our warehouse to serve needy families in Orange County. Back in June, Buena Park Fuddruckers’ store manager, Jocelyn, had donated vouchers for our golf tournament’s silent auction. Upon learning […]
Giving Back to Nepal
After Ari graduated with a degree in Psychology last year, he wanted to see the world. He set out on a five-month-long journey to volunteer in Nepal and Sri Lanka. He spent 2 months in Kathmandu, Nepal, volunteering his time in a hospital to assist doctors with their daily routine and gaining an invaluable learning […]
Betting on Hope
Normally GCHope wouldn’t see Fantasy Football as something important to our mission. In fact, in its Wikipedia article you’ll find a subsection entitled “Wasted Productivity” and there’s already not enough time in our days to do everything we want to accomplish! But each day is full of it’s own surprises when you combine working at […]
American Martial Arts Academy Gives to Children in Need
It all began when a GCHope volunteer suggested that her kid’s martial arts studio do a toy drive for GCHope during December. This small idea grew to be a contagious movement throughout the community and turned into a toy, food, and cash drive for the vulnerable children GCHope serves. In one month the American Martial […]
Girls Collected 188 Pounds of Food!
We love seeing how enthusiastic children can be about giving back to the community. When a group of Camp Fire girls came into GCHope, we were stunned by what they did. A group of 12 Camp Fire girls came together to created an amazing food drive in their own community of Long Beach. This group […]
Experian Volunteers
We love our volunteer groups! Just last week, we had a group of wonderful volunteers from Experian. This group of volunteers went above and beyond what was asked of them. Besides volunteering here at GCHope, the 27 volunteers collectively donated $500 from their own pockets for GCHope! Amazing work, Experian. Thank you for participating in […]
Delivering Hope 2014 GCHope Gala
There were 316 wonderful guests who attended GCHope’s annual gala, Delivering Hope, this Saturday at the Hyatt Regency of Orange County. GCHope staff is so incredibly blessed by our family of supporters that truly care about making a difference in the lives of so many children. “It was amazing having so many of our GCHope […]